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10 - America's Oldies But Goodies - the '60s with guest Bill Cunningham of the Boxtops.
What do you think of when you hear somebody say, “Gimme a ticket for an aeroplane, ain’t got time to take a fast train.? Well, if you remember the Sixties like I do, you think of The Boxtops. It was an international hit in September of 1967, reaching Billboard’s Number 1 slot and staying there for four straight weeks. The Boxtops’ bass player, Bill Cunningham was already from a musical family in Memphis, though he was yet to find out how many career changes he would go through over the years. But we’ll find out on today’s show.
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By Dick Scoppettone, lead singer for Harpers Bizarre who had the '60s hit, "FeWhat do you think of when you hear somebody say, “Gimme a ticket for an aeroplane, ain’t got time to take a fast train.? Well, if you remember the Sixties like I do, you think of The Boxtops. It was an international hit in September of 1967, reaching Billboard’s Number 1 slot and staying there for four straight weeks. The Boxtops’ bass player, Bill Cunningham was already from a musical family in Memphis, though he was yet to find out how many career changes he would go through over the years. But we’ll find out on today’s show.